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EF- * ^ > ) ir^.~., . ~ ..ml A , 1 v:'^V; ' ' jft|j gQjje (Eountu Iteftnft. ^YOLUME 36?NO. ? t THE COUNTY EfCORD, K1NGSTREE, S. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1922. ' PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ~ # AN EXTENSION FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES SENATORS PAINT GLOOMY PIC TURE OF CONDITIONS IN STATE. Columbia, Jan. 24.?The temper oi the Senate, judging from the debate this morning on Senator Wells' resolution to extend the time for the payment of taxes, is to make' an extension. This extension, if the tax machinery can be so arranged, will probably be until September 1. An extension until June 1 may be said tc V assured. Senator Wells' resolution providec for an extension of the time until September 1 and provided a 1 pei cent penalty in January, 2 per cent in Feb"iary, 3 per cent in March, 4 per cent in April, 5 per cent in May, and from June to September 7 pei ent. The finance committee reported an amendment making it 1 pei ent in January, 2 per cent in February, 3 per cent in March, 4 pei ent in April and 7 per cent in May, and after June 1 executions to be placed in the hands of the sheriff. Discussion of the resolution gave omo of the Senators an opportunity to tell of the conditions prevailing in their respective counties, and it was a right dreary picture that some of them painted. Senator Wells urged the adoption of the resolution as introduced by , himself. He said that the State car borrow money cheaper than the farmers can and that it was up to the State to do so in this crisis. He dki ?- not think some people would be it l position to pay before next September \ Senator Alan Johnstone said it was not the purpose of the finance com " - 4.V? mittee o nun. tne purpose ux uk resolution, but he called attention tc the fad: that under the law countie* must settle with the Comptroller General by July 15. The Senator from Newberry said Hut he appreciate! fully the conditions prevailing in the State and the necessity for relief. Senator Hubbard, of Jasper, said that the people of his county arc in worse condition than those of almost a ay county in the State. He urged a lengthy extension of the time for the payment of taxes. Senator Wideman said condition* were deplorable in Clarendon county and he, too, thought that the time ought to be extended as long as pos; rible. Senator La&ey said that the discussion on this matter had illustrated the necessity of remedial measures like th?i gasoline tax, the income tax the inheritance tax, etc. He had faith in the people and believed thai they would work out their own salvation. The resolution was sent to a third reading and then was recommitted to the finance committee to see ii the tax system cotua De caangeu ?u as to permit an extension of time an til September 1. In order for this to be done it will be necessary tc make some drastic changes in the tax laws. o Mrs. Louise Salley. )' ???-. Greelyville, Jan. 22.?Mrs. Louise Salley, widow of the late George S. Salley of Orangeburg, died Wednesday night. After the death of hei husband about four years ago she moved back to her former home here. She had been in declining health for about two years, part of which time was soent in Saluda, N. C., in the effort to regain her health. While her death was not unexpected, it was the cause of genuine sorrow and regret in the community. She was a devoted and active member of the Methodist charch and was a young woman of a gentle disposition. She leaves two small children, Rebecca, aged ten, and George, aged seven. She is also survived by her parents, Mr. a> td Mrs. R. B. Keels; one brother, P. R. Keels, and one sister, Mrs. J. B. ^Clark^on of Lanes. The funeral services were conducted at New Market cemetery Friday morning at 11 o'clock by the Rev. M. F. Dukes, pastor of the Methodist ehurcx B - ?:? Pv> Th< Alderman mercantile interests at Manning and Alcolu have been sold to Joseph S. Dickson. Hie purchase ^jLfecfades the Alderman "twenty-storeshum i" opened up in Manning about two yean age. PONTIFF SLEEPS 1 1 INTO ETERNITY HEAD OF THE ROMAN CHURCH I DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF FIVE DAYS. .' Rome, Jan. 21.?Pope Benedict died j to-day. Death was due to. pneumonia c and heart weak?ess, complicated with I bronchial catarrh and influenza. The J Pontiff had been ill only five daysk 1 The final attack dated back to last ] Tuesday, when he contracted a cold, j The Pontiff had been sinking rapid- > ?j ly for twenty-four houre, and only < the natural vitality of his wonderful t I constitution sustained him. t 1 During the morning a slight amount s of liquid nourishment had been ad; ministered. The Pontiff lapsed into i i semi-consciousness. This gave way to 1 , unconsciousness. It was announced 1 at noon that the patient was in a state c of coma, but later it wns said that he i had been sleeping and had fallen in- ? to "deep slumber." < Between noon and 1 o'clock the < , doctors admitted. that the Pope had t not shown any improvement, either I from nourishment or sleep, s The Osservatore Romano, official > organ of the Vatigan announced that ; Dr. Battisini, Papal physician, had ; informed the Pope's official family > that death was inevitable. Belief was expressed in Vatican i circles that the Pope's successor will - be Cardinal Pietro Maffi, Archbishop i of Pisa. It was announced at noon that the > Pope had grown steadily worse and [ was in extreme agony. His breathi ing was very difficult end at times , was barely perceptible. i Telegrams had been sent by the . Vatican to all the Papal nuncios at ? 7 o'clock this morning announcing > that Pope Benedict was dying. i The dying Sovereign Pontiff of . the Church of Rome had lapsed into delirium early in the day. He had I been in agony and failed to recognize . anyone at the bedside. Professor > Marchiafava, the specialist, who had been in consultation at the Vatican, I declared that the Pontiff was sustain. ed by his naturally strong constitution. News From Hemingway. Hemingway, Jan. 24.?Mrs. L. G. , Day spent the week-end at Mullins with her parents. Mrs. T. W. Edgworth returned J - * - ?- * V -L. I Sunday from uarnngxan, wnere sne i had been' on a visit to her sister, 1 I Mrs. J. R. Newman. 1 ( Miss Ruth Harmon spent the week- 1 end with Miss Mabel Koonce at Cen- I j tenary. ( Mrs. B. J. Guess has returned from c " the missionary meeting in Columbia, j ] Rev. Julian Brown was unable to j: I fi'l his appointment at the Methodist 1 I church here Sunday on account of s , illiness in his family. 1, t ( Miss Annie Burney returned Sun- s , day from Charleston. t The Bates Trio gave an excellent t ( program here at the school auditorium Friday evening which was much en- ? joyed by all who attended. f Mr. Frank Barron of Charleston, S was a pleasant caller here this week, t Mr. J. P. Haselden spent several i days last week with his son in i , Charleston. ^ The young folks enjoyed an in- f . formal dance at the home of Miss t Hattie Venters Saturday night I Misses Winn and Gallaway spent t the week-end at the home of Mrs. R. t W. Stuckey. c i We regret very much the loss of t i Mr. Calcut and family who have 1 , moved to Pamplico. The many friends of Mr. J. E. Hem- t ingway will be delighted to know that t he is recovering from his recent ill- a , ness. He is still confined to his bed. I Mr. Cartwright of Florence, was t ! here last week in the interest of his t creamery at that place. He demon- C strated cream separating at the home c of Mr. L. D. Snowden Saturday after- v noon. Mr. Cartwright would be glad t to get in touch with anyone interested e in disposing of their cream and rais- s I ing blooded chickens of the larger a - type. The girls basket ball team of v - * " _?_ 1 1 A. V . Johnsonvine piayea me gins oas&ei. ?. ball team of Hemingway, here Fri-1 p day afternoon,F the score being 14 t to 22 in favor of Hemingway. f < 1 We are dissatisfied with ourselves j* i in meeting a man with less sense and * who earns more than we until we! i meet another man with more sense who earns leas. ^,ii . i . '-.JC tow STARTS OVER ALLIED WAR DEBTS REPUBLICANS OPPOSE FIXING TIME FOR PAYMENTS. Washington, Jan. 23.?The fight >ver the Allied debt refunding bill iroke out today in the Senate, with Senator McCumber, Republican, North Dakota, in charge of the measure, heading that the United States "not day the role of shylock in dealing vith its A^ies." And the Democrats ipposing tne proposed grant of au.hority to the debt commission to fix ;he time when Interest payments shall begin. The first day's consideration pf the neasure saw only the completion of die opening statement by Senator HcCumber, chairman of the finance sommittee, who was subjected to a apid cross fire from the minority side. Tomorrow Senator Simmons, >f North Carolina, ranking Democrat >n the finance committee, will open die minority attack and general delate will follow. Republican leaders lope to press the bift to a vote before the end of the week. Discussion today covered a ivide enge, including use of proceeds from he refunded bonds to pay the sollier bonus, the ability of the debtor lations to begin paying their interest rnd the plans of the administration vith respect to the sale of some of he refunded obligations in the United States. Pleading for broad authorty for the commission in conducting he refunding negotiations, Senator VfcCumber said he could conceive of i situation where it might be desira>le to agree with a debtor nation to ix the interest rate on the bonds righ enough to cover during the life >f the bonds the accumulated interest Such a plan* was opposed by Senttors Simmons and Lenroot, Repubican, Wisconsin. The former said Secretary Mellon had informed the inance committee that President larding had approved this proposal is a means of making the foreign >onds the mere readily saleable in he United States. He added that a ;erious objection was that if the refunded bonds were sold at par the Jnited States would lose all the de 'erred interest while the purchasers >f the bonds would receive it. Senator McCumber gave it as his jpinion that none of the proceeds 'rom the refunded foreign debt would ms available for the soldiers' bonus rntil within one year after next July L, the date on which Republican eaders,, have said the bonus would >e made effective. He thought that Congress should provide some form >f special taxation to cover bonus iayments for the one year and then luthorize the sale of a sufficient unount of the bonds to take care of ;ucceeding yearly bonus expenses if he interest from the foreign debt ihould not prove sufficient. His esimate was that for the first year the xmus would cost $300,000,000. Objecting to a writing on the bill t provision fixing any definite time or beginning interest^ payments, Senator McCumber said that if the ime limit were made three years, or instance, all of the debtor nations, rrespective of their ability to pay, rould press for deferment of interest or the maximum fteliod. ^me naions, he said would not be able to ?y for several years, adding that be commission should have authority o determine the facts as to the fin anial conditions of the various counries and then determine the time imit Pointing out that the Secretary of he Treasury under the demand notes tow held by the United States had authority to collect interest, Senator litchcock, Democrat, suggested that here was no immediate necessity for he proposed legislation. Senator Mchimber contended, however, that the lemand notes should be refunded rith interest rates and other quesions settled so as to help stabilize conomic conditi^is overseas. A imilar argument was made by Senior King, Democrat, Utah. 'Several amendments to the bill rere offered today, among them one ?y Senator Norris, Nebraska, protosing to authorize the Secretary of he Treasury alone to accept bonds or the obligations now held by the Jnited States "in accordance with the aw in force at the time such obligaicns were incurred." Making the best of what you have b the first rule for getting ahead. MONDAY, JAN. 30 ELECTION DAY WILLIAMSBURG FAkMERS WILL ELECT SIX DELEGATES TO REPRESENT THEM. Every signer of a co-operative tobacco marketing contract has beer mailed a card with twelve names printed upon it. These are suggestec names for delegates, who are to be voted for at the court house in Kings tree on January 30th. There are al ^sc blank spaces on the official ballot and should you desire to vote foi some other men, write plainly theii names on the blank spaces. Remember that Williamsburg coun ty is entitled to six delegates, anc each signer of a contract must marl out all names appearing on the carc except the six that he wishes to vote for. The six delegates will meet ir Sumter on February 2nd with dele gates elected from other counties tx elect a director for this district. Ii is important that every member vob on January 30th, for the six men wh< are elected are to name the man thai will represent this district in the as sociation. The following rules wil i govern this election: 1. This ballot must be signed bj you and in the office of your Count] Chairman (Mr. E. C. Epps) before noon January 30th. 2. You are instructed to carry thi; ballot in person to Kingstree Monday January 30th, 1922, at 10 a. m., when this vote will be deposited in a closec ballot box at the court house prioi to the noon hour. 3. Should you be sick, or for som< reason find jt impossible to atten< this county meeting, you can vote bj mailing this ballot so that it wil reach the county seat before electior day?January 30th. 4. Any new member who has sign ed the contract, and has not receive* a copy of these instructions and < blank ballot, can secure a ballot at th< county mass meeting on January 30th and is entitled to vote. 0 5. The ballot mailed you is th< official ballot on which you cast youi vote?do not lose it 6. Be sure to mark all names yoi do not vote for. Vote for six Be sure to bring one or two nev signers with you to the county meet ring. They can get ballots and vob J with you. The head offices of the Co-operativ< Tobacco Marketing Association ii Florence has been the scene of rea activity the past week. Bundles oi signed contracts arrive by every mai accompanied by settlements. Thes< are classified and recorded each day Calls for blank contracts from th< banks, business houses over the tobac co district, and voluntary workers ir the field are coming in by letter anc wire. Requests for contracts frorr ten different banks came in by on< mail last week. Those who fiave not already signec realize that the time is very shorl for taking advantage of joining or the same terms as those before Christmas. After Februarv 2nd the Cam paign Committee's work will be taker over by the Board of Directors. Ii the Board of Directors see fit thej can raise the price of admission, as has been done by some of the marketing associations. Each of Hie thousands of signers in South Carolina has been sent a letter containing ?gll instructions as to the method of casting his vote on January 30th, for delegates from his county. This letter also carried a ballot containing the names of nominees suggested by the resprective county organizations. The Williamsburg county ballot contains twelve names as follows: Dr. W. S. Boyd, J. W. Cook, G. B. Eaddy, W. Lucas Harrington, Geo. H. Lovett, J. G. McCullough, R. C. McElveen W. K. Mcintosh, W. E. Nesmith, L. F. Rhem, J. Thomas, W. T. Turbeville. Only six will be elect ed. This being the number of delegates Williamsburg county will be entitled to. The signer is instructed to take this ballot to his county court house on January 30th. It can be mailed in case of sickness to the county chairman. A copy of the TriState Tobacco Grower was mailed out j from the Florence headquarters to | each signer in South Carolina last week. Each signer is urged to lay aside all personal prejudice and select the very best and strongest men in his county for delegates. This done, he ' i , < f. ; v . ' ' / ; WOULD TIGHTEN UP 1 BAD CHECK LAW , BILL IN LEGISLATURE MAKES I DRAWING OF WORTHLESS CHECK ACT OF LARCENY. Hereafter the letters "I. S. F." on! i the back of a check will spell "crime," 1 $ if the plans of the South Carolina Re- t; [ tail Merchants Association are car- ^ : ried out by the legislature. The as- h - sociation is introducing a bili in the h legislature to put a stop, if possible, v , to the bad check evil. It will be a d similar law, if passed, to the laws of C r other states, check on a bank where t there are no funds to protect the 1 . check is prima facie evidence of"intent' o I to fraud. Under the present law a ii - person issuing a false check has thir\ ty days in which to make the paper c } good, but the merchants hold that c i this feature of the law is often abused, a . The proposed law would make the b > giving of a bod check the same as n t larceny, whether money or property s ? or credit is secured with it. d > "If such check, draft or order is c I not paid by the drawee, the person ^ . making, drawing or uttering same I I shall be deemed guilty of the larceny of such money or property or thing f , of value obtained on such credit, and I r the fact that such maker or drawee r , did not have on deposit with the bank a sufficient funds to pay the same e in full when present*), shall as n 3 against/the maker or drawee of such ' check, draft, or money order, be 1; ; prima facie evidence of fraudulent in- p tent," reads the proposed bill, which a r n to be introduced in the legislature b by the judiciary committee of the t 5 house within a few days. 1 m.. -J 1 ? AIM? prupuscu law wvuiu piv*mv *t r that where the bad check be paid be- d 1 fore a preliminary trial before the t 1 magistrate or before presentment to a ? grand jury, presumption of intent to -A fraud shall not arise. r 1 A bill of similar intent was intro- e i duced last year, but this year it was 1 i withdrawn from the calendar and. re- a , committeed <to the judiciary commitwe, e The new bill will probably be substi- g ? tuted for it. t r r B. Y. P. U. Mletrag. d i t The second quarterly rally meeting a r of the B. Y. P. U. of the Southeast o - Association will meet in Kingstree t i on Sunday, January 29th1, at which time all the Unions in the associa- n tion are urged to be represented v ? whether they have joined the asso- ? i ciation or not All churches in the 1 association are requested tb send repf resentatives, and Unions wishing to 1 become enrolled as members of this I - acon/>i<ifinn arc POTfiiflllv invited to be . present on the above date. The proi gram of the meeting will be as fol lows: \ e i 3 to 3:10?Song Service. tl i 3:10 to 3:15?Welcome Address, by E i R. F. Kolb, Kingstree. i 3:15 to 3:20?Response, by Vice- tl Pres. B. Wallace Jones, Lake City, ? 1 3:20 to 3:50?Business Session. t< ; 3:50 to 3:55?Special Song. r i 3:55 to 4H5?Address, by Rev F. ti C. Hawkins. P 4:15 to 4:20?Special Music, by i Church Quartet tl 4:20 to 4:25?Special Reading. ' 4:25 to 4:30?Adjournment ' b _ tl Henry Ford Signs Contract. ^ 3i 61 Detroit, Jan. 25.?The contract cov: ering the proposed lease and purchase I of the government's nitrate and wa- j ter power projects at Muscle Shoals, ^ Ala., was signed by Henry Ford and returned to the war department by one of the Ford engineers tonight ^ , ' ft can be almost certain to get the best hi men as permanent directors. w It is hoped and urged that every a signer will do his duty by attending u] his county meeting on January 30th vi at 10 o'clock. The men you choose li? will select men to handle a*$100,000/000 business. Every member is urged to take with hj him on that date at least one or two si new signers. These will be furnished <h ballots at the court house. This is ht thought to be very important as every si new signer eliminates that much to- ? bacco from competition with the as- w sociation, besides every pound put in- ot to the pool now will lessen the over- bj head expenses on the pound. Any one who has not signed a con- in tract can get one from his banker, or di his county demonstration agent: or ct by dropping a postal to the Campaign ai Committee, Florence, S. C. m * / / )RAINAGE PROM IN THREE COUNTIES :ffort is' launched to reclaim at least fifty thousand acres. i .. The Florence Daily Times says: 'he Southern end of Florence couny. with sections of Clarendon and Williamsburg counties, are undertakig two big drainage projects, center* ig in Olanta, that will involve an inestment of over $1,000,000 and reaim more than 60,000 acres. Messrs. r. T. Boyd, of Manning, engineer for ? be projects, D. N. Baker, Maxey leyers, J. L. Tomlinson, and others, f Olanta, spent yesterday afternoon i Florence going over the prospectus. The major one of these projects ' ixtends from Olanta to Kingstree, overing a reach of 20 miles long and veraging three miles wide. This emraces around 46,000 acres. It is early a million-dollar undertaking itelf. Between 26 and 30 miles of . eep ditches, 20 to 25 feet wide, will ut through this project Beside, H rill have several miles more of aterals. The smaller one of the project is rom the Sumter county line, across lorence county via Olanta, and well nto Clarendon county. It covers only bout 5,000 acres of land. About ight miles of main ditches and five i liles of laterals must be cut Petitions for bonding the property ping in the districts are being pre tared now by the land owners. . These re directed to the clerks of Williamsurg, Florence and Clarendon Connies, in which lie the two districts. Vl Both of these projects lead into the eighborhood of Olanta. There they rain into Puden swamp, from which he overflow is carried directly into Hack river. The value of these improvements is early incalculable, say property ?wars. These thousands of acres ?f and within ''the two districts are 1 xnong the finest tobacco lands of the rtire State of South Carolina. A stale overflow, in many parts of this tasin, would destroy crops vtorth nany times the investment in the rainage project The completion of he drainage plans will make avsilble many hundreds of acres mart f land which are not safe today far illing. The two districts are among the nost important drainage projects rhich have been developed in this ection of the state in a long while. , POSTMASTER GEN. TO RESIGJf : I [ayes Will Go Into Movies at an . Early Date. j Announcement that Postmaster Gears! Hayes will shortly resign from he cabinet was made at the White [ouse Saturday. After a iorty-minuie conierece wim fie pastmaster general, President larding said he could not "well iasrpose any objection" to Mr. Hayes' etirement to become head of a naional association of motion picture roducers and distributors. The president personally gave oat le following statement: The postmaster general and J have een discussing at considerable length i le proposal which has been made to 1 im to become the head of a national ssociation of motion picture producers and distributors. If the arrangetent proves to be, when the details re worked out what it seems to be, cannot well interpose any objection > Mr. Hayes retiring from the cabiet to take up a work so important. : is too ereat an opportunity for a elpful public service for him to reise. I shall be more than sorry to ive him retire from the cabinet here he has already made so fine record, but we have agreed to look pon the situation from the highest ewpoint and seek the highest pub: good." Mr. Hayes ipade this statement: "With the president's consent, I ive decided' to undertake the work iggested Dy tne motion picture prvlcers and distributors. No contract ? been executed as yet. I am astming, of course, that a satisfactory :ntract will be possible and one hich will make certain the carrying it of the high purposes contemplated 7 this great industry." The postmaster general is discus sg the matter informally said no ite for his retirement had been deded on, that matter being left epen raiting his negotations with the otion picture producers. i J \ , ? . y.j 1 * - V